The Horizons Tracker

MAY 3, 2023

While diversity, equity, and inclusion have seldom been higher on the priority list of organizations, managers still exhibit a wide range of biases in the workplace. The implicit bias scores were plotted against an established benchmark of degrees, which showed that managers tend to hold a moderate preference for those in the majority.

Management 97

Management Diversity Benchmarking Transportation 97

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

for companies with smaller organizations having a higher 3.40 It is up to the HR professionals to understand the pulse of the organization and give workers what they want. According to Indeed , the average HR staff-to-employee ratio is usually around 2.57

Succession 105

Succession Metrics Strategy Trends 105

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2010

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Operations 50

Operations Resources Newsletter Strategic Planning 50

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

In comparison, the word “employees” makes people sound more like a means to an end in order to achieve business results rather than unique individuals worthy of respect in and of themselves. People are more committed and loyal to an organization that is ethical. The word “colleagues” conveys a greater level of respect for people.

Ethics 150

Ethics Pharmaceuticals Globalization Commitment 150

HR Digest

AUGUST 18, 2020

As such, the Gen X people of an organization should learn ways to motivate and manage the poll of senior and older workforce. To get a workplace running smoothly, both the generations need to understand how the other operates. Use their experience and understanding of the organization and work and learn from that. Train Them.

Motivation 102

Motivation Tips Management Comparison 102

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The 1900s saw the shift from a 6-day work week to the 5-day format now common today , thanks in large part to labor organizations that fought for better working conditions. Unsurprisingly, 91 percent of the participating organizations committed to continuing the 4-day system. The 4-day concept is not a new idea.

Automotive 98

Automotive Industry Absenteeism Report 98

LDRLB

JULY 25, 2012

Many organizations justify the spotlight; if the CEO is being interviewed on primetime news, they reason, then that has to be good for the company. They found that firms with award-winning leaders tended to underperform their comparison pair in terms of operating and stock performance.

Comparison 133

Comparison CEO Media Operations 133

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 7, 2021

Now, more than ever, the volatility captured by the somewhat over-used VUCA acronym is perhaps becoming reality, and with it significant changes in the approach of organizations to this volatility. The data covered the period on either side of the 2008 financial crisis, so allowed comparisons to be made before and after.

Decentralization 80

Decentralization Crisis Crisis Management Comparison 80

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 25, 2013

It may look and feel differently based on the organization or work environment you’re in. The excitement in our environment paled in comparison and he seemed less than enthusiastic about applying his skills. Personal business maturity has absolutely nothing to do with age or longevity in an organization.

Maturity 260

Maturity Learning-by-Doing Environment Comparison 260

The Practical Leader

MAY 13, 2020

These leaders operate from core values of partnership and participation. When you look at the comparison companies you find a very different pattern. Doing it with, not doing it to , people in your organization is to partner rather than to patronize. None of us have ever been through a global pandemic like this before.

Collins 119

Collins Long-term Short-term Decentralization 119

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2021

You can use delivery quote comparison sites to secure some new business, especially when you are starting out and still have a limited marketing budget. Organize Office Space. You must have a clear vision of how you will be able to make money and what kind of courier work you intend to take on.

Tips 65

Tips Insurance Parcell Price 65

Strategy Driven

MAY 10, 2020

The most critical aspect of better data management is the reduction of inefficiencies in operations that cost businesses as much as 25% of their revenue. Mike Ewing, a Customer Success Strategy & Operations Manager, writes on Hubspot , ”if you rely on free/direct sources of traffic, you are fighting shared losses.

Cost 74

Cost Comparison Fashion Bottom-up 74

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 1, 2012

Labovitz and Victor Rosansky: Rapid realignment is only possible when employees are energized to move the organization in a new and better direction. But rapid realignment needs energy that is focused, that drives continuous improvement and works to achieve the organization's purpose. In its workplace studies, Gallup, Inc.

Participative 249

Participative Energy Bottom-up Organizational Behavior 249

Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Five years after receiving their awards, these companies outperformed the comparison companies by 77% in sales, 44% in assets, and 18% in operating income. compared their financial performance to that of similar companies that had not won awards. A study by Quality Progress Magazine examined over 600 company's results over 10 years.

TQM 98

TQM EFQM Comparison Quality 98

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

For their study, the authors chose a set of major companies that achieved spectacular results over 15 or more years while operating in unstable environments. The authors found that the difference between the 10X companies and the comparison companies wasn’t the good or bad luck they got, but what they did with it.

Contingency Plans 278

Contingency Plans Collins Creativity Airlines 278

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 4, 2012

Five years after receiving their awards, these companies outperformed the comparison companies by 77% in sales, 44% in assets, and 18% in operating income. compared their financial performance to that of similar companies that had not won awards. A study by Quality Progress Magazine examined over 600 company's results over 10 years.

ROI 85

ROI TQM EFQM Comparison 85

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 11, 2013

StrategyDriven Enterprises LLC and Xen Wireless form StrategyDriven Analytics to provide utility industry executives and managers with asset management program benchmarking data supporting operational and investment decisions and fleet and individual plant performance assessments. Plant Maintenance and Operations. About StrategyDriven.

Wireless 58

Wireless Benchmarking Asset Management Industry 58

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2011

Business planning documents not only seek to communicate the organizational value of a particular ongoing operation, in-progress project, or proposed initiative, they also provide a comparative basis which decision-makers use to determine those activities the organization will pursue. That's only a small sample of this article.

Comparison 50

Comparison Development Sample Proposal 50

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

For those of you not familiar with Kevin, he is a two-time best selling author and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group , a learning consulting company that has been helping organizations, teams and individuals reach their potential since 1993. In fact your talk matters little, in comparison to your walk.

Leadership 353

Leadership Blog Brand Consultative 353

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

From the authors: “ We conceptualize leadership development as identity work and show how subtle forms of gender bias in the culture and in organizations interfere with the identity work of woman leaders. That way, both the individual AND the sponsoring organization gets a good ROI. Decide who the audience should be and be selective.

Leadership Development 249

Leadership Development Development Committee Leadership 249

Strategy Driven

JUNE 14, 2011

Beginning with the end in mind, it is important for those developing business cases for the organization’s various ongoing operations and proposed initiative alternatives to do so in such a way that leaders can compare the cost and benefits of the proposed activities. That's only a small sample of this article.

Cost 50

Cost Development Proposal Comparison 50

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 30, 2020

Based on experience, once you highlight how more expensive a data breach is in comparison to training and onboarding practices, it’s likely executives will opt for the latter. Many organizations invest in sophisticated equipment but don’t have the means to operate it. Implementing Regular Drills.

Education 66

Education Outsourcing How To Training 66

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 24, 2012

How will this shift--the consumerization of IT--impact the way an organization recruits, engages and manages its workforce? Lagunas: Many organizations struggle with the unique challenges specific to recruiting and managing an increasingly mobile and tech-savvy workforce. Do you agree or disagree?

Human Resources 80

Human Resources Software Media Comparison 80

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

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Supply Chain 57

Supply Chain Retail Bottom-up Newsletter 57

Strategy Driven

JUNE 26, 2014

When organizations first start doing process improvement they use a myriad of ways to decide which processes to improve first, such as: IT bought some software and needs to install it, so let’s look at the current process first. A Macro Map is a graphical rendering of an organization as a portfolio of processes. START HERE.

Process 57

Process Strategy BPM Metrics 57

Strategy Driven

APRIL 11, 2014

It is used to identify, document and oversee all of the strategic, tactical and operational-related initiatives underway (and intended to be done) within an enterprise in order to achieve its vision. It lays out all of the projects and programs needed to move the organization from where it is today to where it wants to be in the future.

Budgeting 86

Budgeting Strategic Planning Strategy Document 86

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2018

We found that any type of leadership change will result in short-term adverse impacts on a firm’s operational efficiency, but outsider CEOs experienced a clear advantage in productivity gains. Finally, we looked for a large enough set of organizations. Enter the U.S. hospital sector. There are thousands of U.S.

CEO 8

CEO Competitive Advantage Productivity Products 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

’ Metrics seem to emphasize what organizations find immediately measurable — even if those are low value — and tend to ignore high value measurements simply because they seem harder to measure (whether they are or not). It is a mindset that permeates organizations from top-down as well as bottom-up.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Deming Institute

APRIL 14, 2016

The ability to collect large amounts of data is increasing daily, and organizations are attempting to use analytics to transform this data into usable information to help them gain better knowledge about their products, services, and customers. Education is not unique.

System 28

System Education Comparison Influence 28

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Chris Stowell at the Center for Management and Organization Effectiveness finds fertile ground on Scorecards: Putting for Dough. Lynn Dessert plants some thoughts about leadership development at Elephants at Work on Is Your Organization Teaching the Right Lessons to Build Executive Talent? Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

Leadership Development 220

Leadership Development Development Leadership McCarthy 220

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 28, 2010

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Newsletter 59

Newsletter Career Tools Execution 59

Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Combined, would the organization save 2 hours? Or, would 2 workers each saving $100 save their organization $200 overall. They do not work together, as teammates, to create a third apple nor a third cup of water, nor operate in such a way that water would be lost (other than by evaporation) or part of an apple would be lost.

Deming 28

Deming Welch System Open-book 28

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2016

But I would argue that the real reason Uber is disruptive is because it is reshaping how we can think about organizing people, not cars. That is a remarkable example of how technology will reshape how we organize to get work done at scale in the future. Airline operations are a huge optimization challenge.

Organization 8

Organization Airlines Constraint Power 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. In a string of GE positions of increasing responsibility, Randy excelled as a turnaround specialist who transformed every organization he led and established a winning record of improved earnings.

Newsletter 50

Newsletter Bottom-up Welch Tools 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Think about the needs of others – don’t just promote yourself, your accomplishments, or your organization. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

Guidelines 62

Guidelines Management Media Newsletter 62

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. By developing their talent – their uniquely human ability to communicate – your organization will flourish in the digital age. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. At the heart of every employee is talent.

Library 70

Library Kaplan Newsletter Audience 70

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Will younger workers have the knowledge and skills to run our organizations when they do? Assemble some preliminary data: What are the demographics of your organization? Juliano Howard T.

How To 72

How To Tacit Knowledge Intellectual Capital Newsletter 72